Oct 31, 2023 Post comments count9 Post likes count2 What is the thread reaper? Raymond Chen Should you fear the thread reaper?
Oct 30, 2023 Post comments count5 Post likes count2 What are the dire consequences of not removing all the properties that were set via SetProp? Raymond Chen Not so much any more, but it could be a sign that you forgot something.
Oct 27, 2023 Post comments count1 Post likes count1 How to support a COM interface conditionally in WRL Raymond Chen Customizing the QueryInterface and GetIids methods.
Oct 26, 2023 Post comments count0 Post likes count2 How to support a COM interface conditionally in C++/WinRT Raymond Chen Prevent winrt::implements from responding to it or reporting it.
Oct 25, 2023 Post comments count5 Post likes count5 The format of icon resources, revisited Raymond Chen Filling in some gaps.
Oct 24, 2023 Post comments count2 Post likes count3 Why is there a hash of a weak password in the Windows cryptographic libraries? Raymond Chen They're part of an internal self-test.
Oct 23, 2023 Post comments count2 Post likes count2 How do I add a non-copyable, non-movable object to a std::map or std::unordered_map? Raymond Chen Fancy emplacement.
Oct 20, 2023 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 On the failed unrealized promise of RegOverridePredefKey Raymond Chen An early attempt to sandbox the registry for a process.
Oct 19, 2023 Post comments count3 Post likes count1 What’s the difference between setting a page’s protection to PAGE_NOACCESS and freeing it? Raymond Chen Nobody can access it, but it's still there.
Oct 18, 2023 Post comments count3 Post likes count2 How can I check if I’m on a DispatcherQueue’s thread if I can’t call HasThreadAccess? Raymond Chen Looking at the tools you have available.